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Petra K and the Blackhearts : a novel / M. Henderson Ellis.

by Ellis, M. Henderson.

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Young Europe Books, c2014.

Orphans -- Fiction

Magic -- Fiction.

Dragons -- Fiction.

Revolutions -- Fiction.

Government, Resistance to -- Fiction.

9780985062385 (pbk.)

098506238X (pbk.)

195 p. ; 22 cm.

In the oppressed city of Pava, Petra, a fatherless girl, and the dragonka she has taken under her wing are pulled into a resistance movement, led by a gang of orphans called the Blackhearts, that defies the new child dictator's rule.

"Welcome to Pava, a city where miniaturized show-dragons are pitted against each other in secret, forbidden tournaments, and magic has been outlawed by a cruel child dictator. Here lives Petra K, the daughter of a shut-in mother, who becomes the master of a dragonka everyone wants to get their hands on. In a complicated world of sorceresses, gypsies, child gangs, and secret police, Petra K needs to decide whom to trust, and whom to betray in order to keep herself and her pet safe. But revolution is in the air, and she too is caught up in its pull. Only the Blackhearts, a gang of orphan children, dare to defy the new dictator’s rule, selling potions to survive. Along with the Blackhearts, Petra K faces a murderous pack of mechanical dragonka, a phantom secret agent—and, most harrowing, her own weaknesses. Will the Blackhearts’ adventures and courage inspire the terrified population to rise up again, and return Pava to a place of prosperity, where dragonka run free?"--From publisher.

Ages 14–up. Publishers Weekly.

Ages: 10-14. Kirkus Reviews.

Fantasy fiction.

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